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Westchester Man With Beer In Backseat Busted For DWI, Police Say
A Westchester man is facing a pair of charges after being busted driving with empty beers in his back seat and a blood-alcohol level nearly double the legal limit over the weekend. A Scarsdale Police Department sergeant conducting DWI patrol shortly after midnight on Friday, June 15, stopped Elmsford resident Jose Jesus Mojica, 42, on Fenimore Road, near the intersection of Walworth Avenue, after he allegedly was spotted swerving over paving markings in the roadway. Upon making contact with Mojica during the subsequent traffic stop, the responding officer reported that Mojica “had a strong …
Police & Fire
White Plains Man Busted With BAC Nearly Triple Legal Limit In Scarsdale
A White Plains man is facing charges in Scarsdale after being busted driving with a blood alcohol content nearly triple the legal limit while driving nearly double the posted speeding limit. Officers on patrol near the intersection of Post Road and Huntington Avenue stopped Dennis Nelson, 47, shortly before 10:15 p.m. on Saturday night, when he was spotted driving 62 mph in the area and swerving between the lanes. During the subsequent traffic stop, the officer reported that there was the smell of alcohol on his breath, while his eyes were glassy and bloodshot. He also unable to answer many…
Police & Fire
Police Officer Uses Weapon To Defend Himself From Loose Dog In Westchester
A police officer had to use his service weapon to defend himself from a loose dog over the weekend as he helped break up a fight involving a bat-wielding man and two canines in Westchester. Officers from the Scarsdale Police Department were dispatched to a stretch of Stratton Road at approximately 7 p.m. on Sunday night, where there were multiple reports of two dogs fighting, with a man attacking one of them with a baseball bat. According to police, a local police sergeant responded to the scene, when one of the dogs “aggressively ran toward him, and he had to use his department-issued serv…
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Driver With Six License Suspensions Busted By Police In Westchester
A man with six suspensions on his license was busted by patrol officers in Scarsdale during a routine traffic stop in the village, according to a police report released on Monday morning. While conducting traffic enforcement at approximately 5 p.m. on Tuesday, March 20, the License Plate Reader in the department’s vehicle indicated that Mount Vernon resident James McDonald, 38, was driving a vehicle whose license was suspended on Jan. 15 for “violation of toll collection regulations.” During the subsequent stop, the responding officer determined that McDonald’s driver’s license had been su…
Police & Fire
DWI Suspect In Westchester Nearly Released After Being Busted In Stolen Car
A Stamford man driving an allegedly stolen vehicle while intoxicated was nearly let out of police custody in Scarsdale before the nature of his crimes became clear, officials said. An officer from the Scarsdale Police Department on DWI traffic enforcement at approximately 5:30 a.m. on Saturday morning stopped 21-year-old Ramiro Escobar-Vega near Post Road after spotting him make a turn onto Mamaroneck Road before stopping at Cooper Road, at which point a passenger exited the vehicle and began to run away. The officer was able to stop the passenger, who was ordered to return to the vehicle, …
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Police Bust Underage Westchester Driver With BAC Double The Legal Limit
A 20-year-old from Port Chester was busted driving with a blood-alcohol content double the legal limit during an early morning stop in Scarsdale over the weekend. Officers from the Scarsdale Police Department conducting larceny patrol on Sunday morning made contact with James Armand Diaz shortly after 7 a.m., who was sitting with his car idling on Farley Road. According to police, Diaz told the officers he had pulled over for directions while looking for Walworth Avenue to drop off the 2009 Nissan he was operating. While speaking with him, officers said that they “detected a strong odor of …
Police & Fire
Police: Westchester Man Faces DWI Charge After Hitting Curb Coming From Bar
A Scarsdale man driving with a blood alcohol content double the legal limit was busted by police on patrol after being caught swerving over pavement markings and striking a curb following a night of drinks at a White Plains bar. Patrol officers stopped 37-year-old Cristian Maban at 5:30 a.m. on the morning of Saturday, Feb. 3 on Post Road after he was spotted swerving over pavement markers and into a curb. During the subsequent stop, it reported that there was a “strong odor of an alcoholic beverage emanating from Maban’s breath, and his eyes were glassy and bloodshot.” Maban proceeded to f…